Veikkausliiga: The average league table spots shows the journey Ilves and Oulu have undertaken so far. Both teams are set to play; let's get this boat on the water!
- Ilves haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Oulu have scored in all their away matches so far.
Ilves and Oulu should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Ilves form and stats
The home supporters can't complain about results here at Ratinan Stadion as Ilves have scored 11 goals to get 12 points from 6 games. The overall stats in the Veikkausliiga are 4-0-2 (wins-draws-losses).
Ilves enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at HIFK's place. The match ended 1-0 with Ngueukam scoring.
Preceding that match was a defeat to HIFK (0-1).The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Ilves have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 14 games) they have won 9 times, drawn 2 and lost 3.
Ilves have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Ratinan Stadion with 11 goals in 6 league matches. 8 goals have been conceded.
Oulu form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their Veikkausliiga travels is 2 wins, 1 draw and 3 defeats.
The manager Duarte was unhappy after their last game, played at their home stadium Raatin stadion. Oulu suffered a 0-6 loss to VPS (placed 7th). As you can see from the result above, the defeat against VPS was particularly ugly (0-6). The humiliation is still top of mind.
Prior to that match, the Oulu manager Duarte faced defeat when travelling to KuPS and losing 1-2.We have checked recent matches where Oulu have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 15 games were 4 victories, 4 draws and 7 defeats.
The visiting Oulu have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 8 goals from 6 games. 8 goals have been conceded by Oulu in these games.
Head 2 Head
It's not the first time these two teams get together this season, as the history books show this recent match: Oulu - Ilves 2-2. Statistics for the last ten meetings involving these two contenders are: four wins for Ilves, one draw and five wins for Oulu. Over 2,5 goals: six times; under 2,5 goals: four games.Top Goalscorers
  K. Meriluoto 6 goals |  M. López 6 goals | P. Pennanen 5 goals |
Ilves missing players
Oulu missing players
| Ilves | Oulu | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 12 | 6 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 6 | 13 |
| 5 | 4 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 18 | 11 | 3 | Scored | S | 2 | 8 | 17 |
| 16 | 8 | 2 | Conceded | C | 2 | 8 | 21 |
| 92% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 67% | 67% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 83% | 85% |
| 67% | 67% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 67% | 69% |
| 42% | 50% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 17% | 23% |
| 17% | 33% | 100% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 8% |
| 67% | 67% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 67% | 54% |
| 25% | 17% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 33% | 31% |
| 17% | 17% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 15% |
| 3.9 | 4.7 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 9 | 5 | 4.2 |
| 4.8 | 4.7 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2 | 5.5 | 5.5 |
| 1.9 | 1.5 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2 | 1.8 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 8.4 | 7.5 | 6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12 | 6.5 | 7.4 |
| 3.1 | 3.2 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 6 | 3 | 3.1 |
| 49% | 58% | 75% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 44% | 42% |
| 9.2 | 6.8 | 9 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 4 | 8.5 | 8.3 |
| 4.4 | 4 | 4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2 | 3.5 | 4 |
- Ilves haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Oulu have scored in all their away matches so far.
- Oulu haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | KuPS | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 11 | 30 |
| 2 | HJK | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 27 |
| 3 | Honka | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 24 |
| 4 | Inter Turku | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 25 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 18 |
| 5 | Ilves | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 18 |
| 6 | Oulu | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 21 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | -4 | 18 |
| 7 | VPS | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 27 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 8 | 12 | 16 |
| 8 | Haka | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 14 | -5 | 15 |
| 9 | SJK | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 12 | -8 | 12 |
| 10 | Lahti | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 25 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 13 | -11 | 12 |
| 11 | Mariehamn | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 11 | -7 | 11 |
| 12 | HIFK | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 22 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | -13 | 6 |
